And it’s those harmonics that make something sound ‘musical,’ or ‘warm,’ or ‘rich,’ or any of the other nebulous adjectives we love to use to describe sounds. When you run a signal through real electronic components like transformers and op-amps, they create harmonics. Why does Neve Summing sound good?Īnalog recording generates randomness and nonlinearities.

Settings can be subtle or more pronounced, but the Neve Summing extension definitely adds ‘something’ that our ears tend to enjoy. Unsurprisingly, it does create a sort of ‘magic’ sound in most cases. It simply shows up on the Input stage of each channel when you look at the LUNA mixer. And the way that it integrates with LUNA as an ‘extension’ rather than a plugin means you don’t have to manage tons of plugin windows when you initiate it across multiple channels. Dial in the desired blend between these three on individual channels, on groups, or on the mix bus for unparalleled color and dimension that only analog provides. Controls are simple: headroom, trim, and impedance. Neve Summing by UAD is an emulation of a classic Neve 80 series summing circuit, including its 1272 bus amps. That was until LUNA launched and Universal Audio announced Neve summing alongside it. Interestingly, there hasn’t been a dedicated emulation of analog summing before. And we can do all of it affordably and without the restrictions of a real analog recording environment. We can run hundreds of instances of those emulations simultaneously. We have access to hundreds of software emulations of classic hardware. Recording engineers, mixers, and producers are lucky. It’s built specifically for Apollo users and is essentially a deep platform for integrating UAD plugins with the goal of simulating analog workflow in a digital domain. From there, you can print your mix to tape with the included Oxide Tape Machine extension or the optional Studer or Ampex models. The idea is that either of these will turn a super clean and, dare we say, ‘sterile,’ digital mix into one with tons of mojo and character-as if the song was born on a real analog desk. Neve and API summing are optional extensions (plugins) for LUNA. UAD analog emulations are known as some of the best available it should come as no surprise that the concept behind LUNA is to simulate the analog experience inside a DAW. LUNA is a free download, but a few of its major ‘selling points’ are analog summing emulations, integrated analog tape emulation, and a host of brand new UAD virtual instruments.

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